Reuters: Gawker Media won approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to begin a process to sell itself, allowing the online publishing pioneer to begin an auction that is expected to attract several bidders. Gawker filed for bankruptcy last month with an offer from Ziff Davis to buy the company for $90 million, setting the floor for a court-supervised auction. Bids for Gawker are due Aug. 15, with an auction scheduled for the following day.